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  • Civil Rights and Social Justice Advocacy for African–American SSGL-LGBTQ Individuals

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    COALITION FOR JUSTICE AND RESPECT (CJR)
    Chicago
    Link to website
    cjr.chicago@gmail.com
    (773) 257-3050
    Agency Name: COALITION FOR JUSTICE AND RESPECT (CJR)

    Founded in 2007, CJR is a Chicago-based civil rights organization dedicate to the education, empowerment, freedom, and liberation of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. From the picket line to the church, CJR continues to fight for political, educational, social, and economic justice for our people.

  • Advisory Council

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    CHICAGO COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS
    740 N. Sedgwick St., Ste. 400, Chicago, IL 60654
    Link to website
    Ken Gunn
    kenneth.gunn@cityofchicago.org
    (312) 744-4111
    Agency Name: CHICAGO COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS
    Contact Name: Ken Gunn

    The purpose of the Advisory Council for Women and LGBT Community Members is: To advise the Mayor and City Council on policy matters regarding civil rights with a focus on equal access to employment, housing, and public accommodations, and to help identify means to educate the public about Chicago’s Human Read more [...]

  • Advocacy & Awareness Meetings

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    GAY LIBERATION NETWORK
    PO Box 409204, Chicago, IL 60640
    Link to website
    Andy Thayer
    lgbtliberation@aol.com
    (773) 209-1187
    Agency Name: GAY LIBERATION NETWORK
    Contact Name: Andy Thayer

    Monthly organizing meetings of the Gay Liberation Network. Come by and help us organize for our rights! 7 PM to 9 PM at the Berger Park Cultural Center, corner of Granville Avenue and Sheridan Road, Chicago (about 3 blocks east of the “Granville” stop on the Red Line el).

  • Advocacy Arts League

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    VIDEO ACTION LEAGUE
    Chicago, IL 60602
    Link to website
    Agency Name: VIDEO ACTION LEAGUE
    Contact Name: None Listed

    Video Action League, settling for nothing less than full worldwide equality regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, aims to transform, inspire and educate through the use of new media.

  • AT&T Employee Support

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    AT&T
    Chicago, IL 60602
    Link to website
    Agency Name: AT&T
    Contact Name: None Listed

    Ensuring the success of AT&T championing diversity while driving AT&T Return on Investment (ROI), executing on Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) initiatives and leveraging relationships to develop employees personally and professionally. LEAGUE provides a supportive environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender employees and allies to develop leadership and professional Read more [...]

  • Bullying Education-Illinois Safe Schools Alliance

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    ILLINOIS SAFE SCHOOL ALLIANCE
    180 N Michigan Ave St 1220
    Link to website
    alexia@illinoissafeschools.org
    (312) 533-2624
    Agency Name: ILLINOIS SAFE SCHOOL ALLIANCE

    The Illinois Safe Schools Alliance envisions a world in which youth develop to their fullest potential, learning in safe and nurturing schools, living in communities that accept and honor differences, where everyone has the freedom to express their sexual orientation and gender identity. The goals of the Alliance are: 1) Read more [...]

  • Business Development

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    CHICAGO AREA GAY and LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    3179 N Clark St
    Link to website
    Christina Pinson
    cpinson@glchamber.org
    (773) 303-0167
    Agency Name: CHICAGO AREA GAY and LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    Contact Name: Christina Pinson

    The Chamber is the Chicago area’s home for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) supportive businesses and organizations. The Chamber is the best resource for networking, education, business resources and gay friendly business of all kinds!

  • Business Development

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    CHICAGO AREA GAY & LESBIAN CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
    3179 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60657
    Link to website
    Christina Pinson
    cpinson@glchamber.org
    (773) 303-0167
    Agency Name: CHICAGO AREA GAY & LESBIAN CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
    Contact Name: Christina Pinson

    The Chamber is the Chicago area’s home for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) supportive businesses and organizations. The Chamber is the best resource for networking, education, business resources and gay friendly business of all kinds!

  • Chicago Gay History

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    CHICAGO GAY HISTORY
    Chicago, IL 60602
    Link to website
    Tracy Baim
    editor@chicagogayhistory.com
    Agency Name: CHICAGO GAY HISTORY
    Contact Name: Tracy Baim

    Chicago’s gay community has contributed in many ways to the national and international fight for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights. However, those contributions have often been overlooked in documentations of the movement, and this new Chicago Gay History Project seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of those many important Read more [...]

  • Civil Rights and Social Justice Advocacy for African-American Same Gender Loving Black LGBTQ People

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    COALITION FOR JUSTICE & RESPECT (CJR)
    3510 South Rhodes Ave., Ste. 1702, Chicago, IL 60653
    Link to website
    Marc Loveless
    cjr.chicago@gmail.com
    (872) 228-5051
    Agency Name: COALITION FOR JUSTICE & RESPECT (CJR)
    Contact Name: Marc Loveless

    Founded in 2007, CJR is a Chicago-based civil rights organization dedicate to the education, empowerment, freedom, and liberation of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. From the picket line to the church, CJR continues to fight for political, educational, social, and economic justice for our people.

  • Classroom Adjunct Anti-Bullying Education

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    LEGACY PROJECT EDUCATION INITIATIVE (LPEI/LEGACY PROJECT)
    3108 N Clybourn Ave
    (312) 608-1198
    Agency Name: LEGACY PROJECT EDUCATION INITIATIVE (LPEI/LEGACY PROJECT)

    Legacy Project Education Initiative (LPEI) – a classroom-based adjunct called the Legacy Project Education Initiative (LPEI), specifically designed to focus on students and youth. The Legacy Project Education Initiative (LPEI) is co-sponsored by Illinois Safe Schools Alliance as part of a comprehensive strategy to address the despair that can sometimes Read more [...]

  • Community Alliance & Action Network

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    C.A.A.N.
    68 N. Chicago St., Ste. 401, Joliet, IL 60432
    Link to website
    (815) 726-7906
    Agency Name: C.A.A.N.
    Contact Name: None Listed

    Mission is to build community and personal alliances to alleviate the effects of discrimination due to sexual orientation and/or gender identification or expression. Goals: -Building a suburban community center where like minded people can meet. -Providing programs, activities, and entertainments to educate and celebrate our community and our diversity. Check Read more [...]

  • Community Tensions and Hate Crimes: Interventions and Outreach

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    CHICAGO COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS
    740 N. Sedgwick St. Ste. 400, Chicago, IL 60654
    Link to website
    Norman White
    (312) 744-4874
    Agency Name: CHICAGO COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS
    Contact Name: Norman White

    Violence and hate crimes are most often based on race, religious differences, sexual orientation, or gender identity, therefore increased outreach to schools and communities is a priority. IGR staff members can mediate community tensions and conflict. They can also deliver presentations explaining the protections offered under Chicago’s Human Rights and Read more [...]

  • Connection to Community Resources

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    OFFICE OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENDER (LGBT) HEALTH
    333 S. State St., 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60604
    Link to website
    (312) 745-1214
    Agency Name: OFFICE OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENDER (LGBT) HEALTH
    Contact Name: None Listed

    Link-Connect- Community Engagement – Work collaboratively with many and varied community partners – Work internally with other CDPH partners – Lead and actively participate in many community work groups and task forces – Provide linkages (connections) for community partners—connect to each other and to resources – Promote health and awareness Read more [...]

  • Educational Outreach

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    EVERY FAMILY EDUCATION PROJECT @ EQUALITY ILLINOIS
    3712 N Broadway St
    Link to website
    Joey McDonald
    (773) 477-7173
    Agency Name: EVERY FAMILY EDUCATION PROJECT @ EQUALITY ILLINOIS
    Contact Name: Joey McDonald

    Every Family Education Project – We accomplish this mission through educational outreach to businesses, legislators, schools and community groups. We do public speaking and event participation, and each year host a Lobby Day in Springfield, IL. Equality Illinois is funded entirely from donor contributions, fund raising events, and grants from Read more [...]

  • Educational Outreach

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    EVERY FAMILY EDUCATION PROJECT @ EQUALITY ILLINOIS
    3712 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60613
    Link to website
    Joey McDonald
    (773) 477-7173
    Agency Name: EVERY FAMILY EDUCATION PROJECT @ EQUALITY ILLINOIS
    Contact Name: Joey McDonald

    Every Family Education Project – We accomplish this mission through educational outreach to businesses, legislators, schools and community groups. We do public speaking and event participation, and each year host a Lobby Day in Springfield, IL. Equality Illinois is funded entirely from donor contributions, fund raising events, and grants from Read more [...]

  • Equality Illinois

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    17 N State St Suite 1020
    Link to website
    Info@EQIL.org
    (773) 477-7173
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    The Mission of Equality Illinois is to secure, protect and defend equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in IllinoisWe envision a fair and unified Illinois where everyone is treated equally with dignity and respect and where all people live freely regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or Read more [...]

  • Equality Illinois

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    EQUALITY ILLINOIS
    17 N. State St., Ste. 1020, Chicago, IL 60606
    Link to website
    Info@EQIL.org
    (773) 477-7173
    Agency Name: EQUALITY ILLINOIS
    Contact Name: None Listed

    The Mission of Equality Illinois is to secure, protect and defend equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Illinois We envision a fair and unified Illinois where everyone is treated equally with dignity and respect and where all people live freely regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.